Gartan Mother's Lullaby - Paddy O' Connor

Sleep oh babe for the red bee hums

The silent twilight's fall

Eeval from the gray rock comes

To wrap the world in thrall

A lyan van ó my child my joy

My love my heart's desire

The crickets sing you lullaby

Beside the dying fire

Dusk is drawn and the Green Man's thorn

Is wreathed in rings of fog

Siabhra sails his boat 'til morn

Upon the starry bog

A lyan van ó the paly moon

Hath brimmed her cusp in dew

And weeps to hear the sad sleep-tune

I sing my love to you